158 episodes

Beyond Reproach is a comedic history podcast about scandals and scandalousness in politics and government. Each episode, hosts Stephanie & Tux explore the sordid stories of America's past, all while drinking heavily, talking too much, and generally making fools of themselves. They hope that these stories entertain you, teach you a thing or two, and maybe even draw parallels between the mistakes of the past and the quagmire that is American politics today.

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Beyond Reproach is a comedic history podcast about scandals and scandalousness in politics and government. Each episode, hosts Stephanie & Tux explore the sordid stories of America's past, all while drinking heavily, talking too much, and generally making fools of themselves. They hope that these stories entertain you, teach you a thing or two, and maybe even draw parallels between the mistakes of the past and the quagmire that is American politics today.

    Minisode 70: Anita Bryant's Queer Granddaughter

    Minisode 70: Anita Bryant's Queer Granddaughter

    Last week STEPHANIE talked about Anita Bryant and her hatin’ ass Save Our Children crusader but is back in this mini to talk about Bryant’s queer granddaughter.

    🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈Happy (last week of) Pride y’all!🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 

    ALSO MENTIONED: Poet Laureate P. Diddy, ODB dying for our sins, Rep. Glenn Thompson’s gay son, ouroboros, juice monies, human garbage, Well..That’s Interesting podcast, Slate, the evil one, ma’am no, fruit pie invitations, she’s a bitch, accountability, and a special thanks to our listeners for 5 years listening to our b******t 3 We love you all!

    For more info about us and to peruse our online shop:
    SITE
    🌐 - https://www.beyondreproachpod.com/

    SOCIALS
    📸 - https://www.instagram.com/beyondreproachpod/
    🐦 - https://twitter.com/ReproachBeyond
    👤 - https://www.facebook.com/beyondreproachpod/
    📌 - https://www.reddit.com/user/Tux_n_Steph

    Don’t forget to rate, review, & subscribe y’all! Tell 2 friends while you are at it!

    PATREON
    If you want to throw us a couple nickels that we can throw at Tim, our podfather and savior.
    💰 - https://www.patreon.com/beyondreproach  

    OUR SPONSORS
    If you would like to sponsor the podcast, please get in touch with us at BeyondReproachPod@gmail.com

    • 28 min
    Team Hateful: Episode 72 (Anita Bryant's Save Our Children Campaign)

    Team Hateful: Episode 72 (Anita Bryant's Save Our Children Campaign)

    Happy Pride y’all!!
    ‘Tis the season for gay scandals and gay scandalousness✨🏳️‍⚧️✨🏳️‍🌈✨🏳️‍⚧️✨🏳️‍🌈✨🏳️‍⚧️✨

    In this episode, we have a light and summery classic that is one of our personal favs–the Aperol Spritz. This easy, quintessentially Italian cocktail’s American popularity peaked in the 70s, the era of STEPHANIE’s scandal.
    🍸 - https://www.beyondreproachpod.com/the-cocktails/

    In honor of Pride, STEPHANIE sheds a light on Anita Bryant and how her Save Our Children campaign birthed Florida's current LGBTQIA culture war on education. 

    We 🥂to rightwing Americans symbolically using care for children as a weapon to move discussions away from liberty and justice for all to instead focus on what is in best interest of a child's education, which just so happens to maintain the status quo. 

    Anita Bryant getting the pie in the face she deserved:
    Anita Bryant's Pie to the Face - www.NBCUniversalArchives.com 

    ALSO DISCUSSED: F*ck them kids, gay b******t, OUIJA board, choose your own adventure toast, Golden Girls, gassing up the youth, Agent Orange, no seasonings, gay citrus, the nerve, gall & gumption, The Third Wheel FM podcast, My Little Corner of the World by Connie Smith, Adam & Steve, Thomas Lawrence Higgins, Gen Z, god’s will, doing the white lady, Bob’s Burger, land of make-believe, dick scurvy, and be gay do crime!

    For source information on each scandal and to peruse our online shop:
    SITE 
    🌐 - https://www.beyondreproachpod.com/

    SOCIALS
    📸 - https://www.instagram.com/beyondreproachpod/
    🐦 - https://twitter.com/ReproachBeyond
    👤 - https://www.facebook.com/beyondreproachpod/
    📌 - https://www.reddit.com/user/Tux_n_Steph

    Don’t forget to rate, review, & subscribe y’all! Tell 2 friends while you are at it!

    PATREON
    If you want to throw us a couple nickels that we can throw at Thomas, our new sound editor.
    💰 - https://www.patreon.com/beyondreproach  

    TIPS
    Love the show and wanna show some random love? Venmo Tip Jar: @Beyond_Reproach

    OUR SPONSORS
    If you would like to sponsor the podcast, please get in touch with us at BeyondReproachPod@gmail.com

    • 1 hr 5 min
    Minisode 69: The Compton's Cafeteria Uprising

    Minisode 69: The Compton's Cafeteria Uprising

    Last week TUX did a deep dive into Masquerade Laws but is back in this mini to share an abridged look at queer uprising that doesn’t get enough airtime, the Compton's Cafeteria uprising, a historic act of trans resistance, three years before Stonewall.

    🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈Happy Pride y’all!🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

    **Special thanks to STACEYANNE!! A 👑 and our latest Patreon supporter!**

    ALSO MENTIONED: The rest, we still got it, Tennessee rulings targeting drag queens, Herstory on the Rocks podcast, face coffees, god’s will to destroy private property, Susan Striker is a real one, the real origins LGBTQIA resistance, banned books, playing stupid games and winning stupid prizes.

    For more info about us and to peruse our online shop:
    SITE
    🌐 - https://www.beyondreproachpod.com/

    SOCIALS
    📸 - https://www.instagram.com/beyondreproachpod/
    🐦 - https://twitter.com/ReproachBeyond
    👤 - https://www.facebook.com/beyondreproachpod/
    📌 - https://www.reddit.com/user/Tux_n_Steph

    Don’t forget to rate, review, & subscribe y’all! Tell 2 friends while you are at it!

    PATREON
    If you want to throw us a couple nickels that we can throw at Thomas, our podfather and savior.
    💰 - https://www.patreon.com/beyondreproach  

    OUR SPONSORS
    If you would like to sponsor the podcast, please get in touch with us at BeyondReproachPod@gmail.com

    • 29 min
    Butt Stuff: Episode 71 (Masquerade Laws and the Three Article Rule)

    Butt Stuff: Episode 71 (Masquerade Laws and the Three Article Rule)

    Happy Pride y’all!!
    In this episode, we are drinking a fruity, ornamental crushed ice concoction is called the Brandy Cobbler. This scaled down simple recipe was super popular in the 1850s the era of TUX’s scandal.
    🍸 - https://www.beyondreproachpod.com/the-cocktails/

    In honor of Pride, TUX sheds a light on Masquerade Laws. We 🥂to putting the disobedience back in civil disobedience!

    Support Drag performers and the LGBTQ+ community HERE:
    Support The Drag Defense Fund | American Civil Liberties Union 

    ALSO DISCUSSED: Gay shit, pegging, drag queen story hour, municipal police forces, gender inappropriateness, allowing one’s eyes to be different, Hashtag History podcast. TERFs, sassy walks, Target, Proud Month, drag ban, dick scurvy, and citrus’s woke agenda.

    For source information on each scandal and to peruse our online shop:
    SITE 
    🌐 - https://www.beyondreproachpod.com/

    SOCIALS
    📸 - https://www.instagram.com/beyondreproachpod/
    🐦 - https://twitter.com/ReproachBeyond
    👤 - https://www.facebook.com/beyondreproachpod/
    📌 - https://www.reddit.com/user/Tux_n_Steph

    Don’t forget to rate, review, & subscribe y’all! Tell 2 friends while you are at it!

    PATREON
    If you want to throw us a couple nickels that we can throw at Thomas, our new sound editor.
    💰 - https://www.patreon.com/beyondreproach  

    TIPS
    Love the show and wanna show some random love? Venmo Tip Jar: @Beyond_Reproach

    OUR SPONSORS
    If you would like to sponsor the podcast, please get in touch with us at BeyondReproachPod@gmail.com

    • 58 min
    Minisode 68: Going on Sabbatical

    Minisode 68: Going on Sabbatical

    In this mini we make a big announcement!
    Tune in, y’all!

    ALSO MENTIONED: Indian burial ground, serial liar George Santos still being employed, used chapstick, Rhonda, drag queen, where in the world is Karma San Diego, Disney, spinning plates, J Edgar Hoover, Shared History podcast, personal accounts, Berlin, UX, cocktail hangs, Target, Michigan, and Eric Adams’s fat head.

    For more info about us and to peruse our online shop:
    SITE
    🌐 - https://www.beyondreproachpod.com/

    SOCIALS
    📸 - https://www.instagram.com/beyondreproachpod/
    🐦 - https://twitter.com/ReproachBeyond
    👤 - https://www.facebook.com/beyondreproachpod/
    📌 - https://www.reddit.com/user/Tux_n_Steph

    Don’t forget to rate, review, & subscribe y’all! Tell 2 friends while you are at it!

    PATREON
    If you want to throw us a couple nickels that we can throw at Tim, our podfather and savior.
    💰 - https://www.patreon.com/beyondreproach  

    OUR SPONSORS
    If you would like to sponsor the podcast, please get in touch with us at BeyondReproachPod@gmail.com

    • 22 min
    Minisode 67: October Surprises

    Minisode 67: October Surprises

    Building upon last week’s scandal, a deep dive into yet another dark chapter from Team Reagan’s playbook of f*ckery, TUX is back in this related mini to chat historic October Surprises! 

    ALSO MENTIONED: Spinning yarns, intention projection, William Casey’s bitch ass, sabotage, Americans being… (checks notes) racist?, they took ‘r jarbs, Chinese exclusion, Well… That’s Interesting podcast, a singular butt, Flossie Harding, Tuskegee Airmen, and Tho-MAS.

    For more info about us and to peruse our online shop:
    SITE
    🌐 - https://www.beyondreproachpod.com/

    SOCIALS
    📸 - https://www.instagram.com/beyondreproachpod/
    🐦 - https://twitter.com/ReproachBeyond
    👤 - https://www.facebook.com/beyondreproachpod/
    📌 - https://www.reddit.com/user/Tux_n_Steph

    Don’t forget to rate, review, & subscribe y’all! Tell 2 friends while you are at it!

    PATREON
    If you want to throw us a couple nickels that we can throw at Tim, our podfather and savior.
    💰 - https://www.patreon.com/beyondreproach  

    OUR SPONSORS
    If you would like to sponsor the podcast, please get in touch with us at BeyondReproachPod@gmail.com

    • 33 min

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